Green Walls

13 Amazing Facts About Green Roofs

The Daily Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Green roofs and living walls offer many benefits, including cooling buildings, reducing stormwater runoff, providing wildlife habitat, growing food an...

What it Means to be Green at a Mario Batali Restaurant

Elizabeth Meltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Elizabeth Meltz

Mario Batali photograph by Melanie Dunea The restaurant industry accounts for 10% of the U.S. economy. Americans spend approximately forty-eight ...

Green Walls The Next Big Thing In Green Design?

AP | DAN NEPHIN | Posted 05.25.2011

PITTSBURGH — The next big thing in green building design might be to turn an existing idea on its side. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. recent...

Low-Tech Green Walls: Plant Vines For Insulation

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Vines such as ivy, russian-vine and virgina creeper grow quickly and have an immediate effect; according to Livingroofs.org. Climbers can dramatica...

Green Walls: 15 Buildings With Vertical Vegetation

WebEcoist | Posted 05.25.2011

Vertical gardens bring lush, verdant life to even the coldest and barest of surfaces, both indoors and out. These 'living walls' increase interior hum...

Hydroponics On Your Windows: Cool, Efficient Vertical Farming

Posted 05.25.2011

Many of us still jump to conclusions when we hear "hydroponics" and New York Sun Works wants to change that. The organization is known internationally...